164 Fairy Tales and Tall Tales: Supplemental Guide 8 | Casey Jones
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Lesson Objectives
Core Content Objectives
Students will:
Demonstrate familiarity with the tall tale “Casey Jones”
Identify the characters, plot, and setting of “Casey Jones”
Identify the tall tale elements in “Casey Jones”Language Arts Objectives
The following language arts objectives are addressed in this lesson.
Objectives aligning with the Common Core State Standards are noted
with the corresponding standard in parentheses. Refer to the Alignment
Chart for additional standards that are addressed in all lessons in this
domain.
Students will:
Describe how Casey Jones responds to the big challenge he faces in
the story (RL.2.3)
Describe how parts of the “Ballad of Casey Jones” supply rhythm and
meaning to the story (RL.2.4)
Identify the characteristics of American tall tales, and explain the
characteristics as they apply to “Casey Jones” (RL.2.5)
Contrast the tall tale “John Henry” to the tall tales “Paul Bunyan” and
“Pecos Bill” (RL.2.9)
Compare and contrast “John Henry” and “Casey Jones” (RL.2.9)
Draft their own tall tale by filling out a Tall Tales Characteristics Chart
for it (W.2.3)
With assistance, categorize and organize characteristics about the tall
tale “Casey Jones” onto a chart (W.2.8)
Share about a time they took great pride in something that they did or
created (SL.2.4)